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Good for thee … but not for me

By Jim Vicevich / February 19, 2009 /

Just remember when you watch this … the political powers in Communist countries always told people what they could and could not do … and then reserved the very best for themselves. I’m not saying we’re headed in that direction, or that Congress reminds me of the Kremlin … I’m just saying that’s what the…

Will GM “bankruptcy” include renegotiation of union contracts?

By Steve McGough / March 31, 2009 /

What was the problem the Obama administration had with the General Motors plan to restructure the company? What was the plan GM CEO brought to the government that resulted in his ouster from the company?

Up next: student loan forgiveness

By Steve McGough / March 24, 2009 /

Last fall it started. Congressional legislators like Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) proposed – and president-elect Obama supported –  “cram down” legislation allowing bankruptcy judges the ability to modify mortgages of primary residences. If lawmakers thought this was a good idea, it was certain that future legislation would allow modification of other loans including automobiles, credit…

They Did It … Update – Bill Congress for commercials

By Jim Vicevich / March 18, 2009 /

Talk about Mr Smith goes to Washington. Shep Smith jumped ugly on Congress … and Chris Dodd. It is an amazing performance and worth watching for sure. Enjoy. Video now up  … sorry about the delay. New software today, still working out the kinks. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjymMNP_hJY He went on to call today’s hearing into the AIG…

The Dodd Financial Bill: Thursday on the Jim Vicevich Show

By Jim Vicevich / April 14, 2010 / Comments Off on The Dodd Financial Bill: Thursday on the Jim Vicevich Show

Your calls plus … David John from The Heritage Foundation. John is the Senior Research Fellow in Retirement Security and Financial Markets. Listen here tomorrow. David John is one of five experts who “exert more influence” on the Social Security debate than anyone else in Washington – and he is The Heritage Foundation’s lead analyst…

Houston drops idea to pay off personal debt

By Steve McGough / February 24, 2009 /

A proposal to hand out $3,000 to individuals who did not have  good enough credit score to qualify for mortgages has been crossed off the Houston city council agenda this week. The idea was to use the $3,000 to help individuals improve their credit score by a few points so they would qualify to buy…

You Gunna Eat All That?

By Jim Vicevich / February 22, 2009 /

Sailors call it gulling. When someone picks the food off another person’s plate. Guys do it all the time and mostly it drives women crazy. This time though its a woman, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm on Fox News Sunday. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford makes a good case for not taking the Fed’s stimulus money,…

Reason 72 & 73: Government should not bail out corporations

By Steve McGough / February 4, 2009 /

President Obama is considering limiting executive pay to companies who are part of the TARP program, and GM and Chrysler are still in the courtroom fighting California’s proposed legislation to raise fuel efficiency standards. Again we highlight why government should not get involved with the free market. First we have Obama’s marketing campaign to limit…

Outrage? Really?

By Jim Vicevich / January 30, 2009 /

President Obama expresses sudden outrage at bonuses paid to Wall Street executives during what is arguably one of the worst years evah on the Street. Here’s the outrage bite. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXtaClHCG2k But wait … his Treasury Secretary …. well he got a nice little bonus even though he presided over the banking collapse. Newly minted Treasury…

It’s not pork … it’s an investment.

By Jim Vicevich / January 18, 2009 /

Red State does a great job of drawing out the pork in a 825 billion dollar “must have right away or the nation will sink into a depression like you have never seen before” stimulus package. Are you curious about what’s in the stimulus bill? We’ve put it online at ReadTheStimulus.org, and have even parsed the…